‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘I, Tonya,’ ‘Three Billboards’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ Victorious at Critics’ Choice Awards

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Critics' Choice AwardsIt was a huge night at the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards for The Shape of Water, as trophies were handed out by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) for the best achievements in film and television.

 

The gala ceremonies took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and were hosted by actor and activist Olivia Munn and broadcast on the CW network Thursday night.

 

The Shape of Water, which had 14 nominations, took home four awards, the most of the night, including Best Picture, Best Director for Guillermo del Toro, Best Production Design for Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin, and Best Score for Alexandre Desplat.

The Shape of WaterThe top film acting awards were bestowed upon Gary Oldman, who took home Best Actor for portraying Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, and Frances McDormand, awarded Best Actress for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.  McDormand’s co-star Sam Rockwell won the trophy for Best Supporting Actor.

 

I, Tonya scored with Best Actress in a Comedy for Margot Robbie, who portrayed skater Tonya Harding while Best Supporting Actress went to Allison Janney for her standout performance as Harding’s mother.

 

The screenplay awards went to Jordan Peele (Get Out) and James Ivory (Call Me by Your Name) for original and adapted respectively.

Big Little Lies

On the television side, Big Little Lies (HBO) earned four trophies including Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series for Nicole Kidman, while co-stars Alexander Skarsgård and Laura Dern were named Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series, respectively.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) won Best Drama Series, in addition to Best Actress in a Drama Series for Elisabeth Moss, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Ann Dowd.  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) won Best Comedy Series, in addition to Best Actress in a Comedy Series for its leading lady, Rachel Brosnahan.

 

Sterling K. Brown scored best actor in a drama series for This Is Us, while supporting actor in that category went to David Harbour of Stranger Things.

Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot received the #SeeHer Award presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with The CW Network.  Gadot accepted the award from her superhero director, Patty Jenkins. Wonder Woman also took the trophy for best action movie.

Here is the list of winners:

FILM:

BEST PICTURE – “The Shape of Water”

 

BEST ACTOR – Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”

 

BEST ACTRESS – Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”

 

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS – Brooklynn Prince, “The Florida Project”

 

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

BEST DIRECTOR – Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Jordan Peele, “Get Out”

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – James Ivory, “Call Me By Your Name”

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Roger Deakins, “Blade Runner 2049”

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin, “The Shape of Water”

 

BEST EDITING (TIE) – Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos, “Baby Driver”

 

BEST EDITING (TIE) – Lee Smith, “Dunkirk”

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Mark Bridges, “Phantom Thread”

 

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP  “Darkest Hour”

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS  “War for the Planet of the Apes”

 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – “Coco”

 

BEST ACTION MOVIE – “Wonder Woman”

 

BEST COMEDY  “The Big Sick”

 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”

 

BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE – “Get Out”

 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM  “In The Fade”

 

BEST SONG  “Remember Me” from “Coco”

 

BEST SCORE  Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water”

 

 

TELEVISION:

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

BEST COMEDY SERIES – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon

 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Ted Danson, The Good Place, NBC

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Walton Goggins, Vice Principals, HBO

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS

 

BEST DRAMA SERIES – The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu

 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – David Harbour, Stranger Things, Netflix

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu

 

BEST LIMITED SERIES – Big Little Lies, HBO

 

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TV – The Wizard of Lies, HBO

 

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Ewan McGregor, Fargo, FX

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies, HBO

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES  Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies, HBO

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, HBO

 

BEST TALK SHOW – Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC

 

BEST ANIMATED SERIES – Rick and Morty, Adult Swim

 

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Born This Way, A&E

 

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Shark Tank, ABC

 

BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES – The Voice, NBC

 

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST – RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1

 

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Author: Hillary Atkin

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